The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-05
Washington News and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.


WAsHINGToN. ID. c.. Feb, 2S, 81
Mr.. EDrToR These arc busy days in Wash
ington. Congress is hurrying through with it,
business, and the citizens are busy making ready
for the great National Drill to be held here in
the coming May. Most of the States have noti-
fed the officers IN charge of the enterprise that
they VIII send troops. on Thursday the adlutant
general of the State Of Kentucky was here com
pletng arrangements for the Kentucky troops.
He states that al the State troops would come,
among them being n battalion of artillery. 1t
Will be the biggest show that the city has had for
many year, and will outrival the famous review
of the Army Of Virginia held at the close of the
war; and which was more than two days in pass
ing given point If the coming drill be not as
large in numbers as the review, it will far excel
it in the variety and brightness of the uniforms
worm Already applications are coming in to the
hotels by prospective spectators for rooms. The
soldiers will encamp on the wide eNpause OF
grounds south of the Executive Mansion and
west of the Capitol, and overlooking the bcauti-
full Potomac into Old Virginia. Washington is In
the height of its beauty in May, and the soldier
boys will have most delightful time in their raid
upon the Capitol of their country.
Congress never worked harder than 1t is work
pass all bills ola private character on the calendar
and not objected TO- Up to Friday most of the
time was consumed in considering bills of a
public nature. More of such bills will receive
consideration, but now all barriers have been
thrown down and viii be railroadod through.
Until Friday a single obicctiod to calling up n
bill ont of its regular order would prevent its
consideration. From that time, however, the
rules were suspended, and whoever could get the
recognition of the Speaker would get his private
bill up for action, A limit Of three minutes for
and three minutes against any bill was fixed for
debate and that practically put the bills TO vote
Immediately after reading the report OF the COM
miItee. Thursday was one Of the most exciting
days of the session, the question Of passing The
dependent pension bill over the veto being the
special order of the day. The House met at II
o'clock and nearly an hour before that time the
majority OF the members were present preparing
for the contest. The excited groups in many
parts OF the House chamber showed the import
ance OF the struggle and the doubt that hung
over the final enOrt. The speeches after the
House convened were many and acrimonious
Gen. Bragg, of Mississippi. IN particular beint
( extremely severe in his criticisms of the provis
ions of the bill. The veto was sustained by q
vote Of 115 to pass the bill over the veto to II.
against, the constitutional tWo-thrds not yotinl
/ in favor Of the bill; and the veto was the sole
topic discussed in the hotel lobbies the night after
/ il was taken.
| The House viii unqucstonably pass the bill
with the Senate amendments providing for the
/ Department of Agriculture aud Labor TO which
the Signal Service will be transferred. 1t seem,
| to be equally certain that Commissioner Colman
AT present chief of the Agriculture Bureau, vii
| be made Secretary Of the New Department
It is believed, too, that the Senate viii agree (,
/ the House amendments 10 the fisheries retolia
/ ton bill, and that the President will be in
/ position to protect ogr interests and compel Oh
seryance of our rights by the tin hat tho fisher,
/ season opens, with will be shorty after the adj
/ journmcnt of Congress.
! At this writing Il Is impossible TO say who /,
/ the coming Secretary of the Treasury. 1t iSyeu
generally conceded that Speaker Carlisle va,
/ offered the position, and upon mature considera
/ ton he declined it. The Speaker has his eye OF
1 the Presidency, and does not care to accept an
/ Office so close TO the President as 10 interior,
with his freedom 10 act rs he thinks best 10 gel
[ the nomination. Again, Carlisle has very pro
nounced ideas ON the tariff question, and rail eI
than modify them, even to the extent TO yolc,
[ the Presidents modified views ON the question
lac would prefer 10 decline the high honor Of
I presiding over the Treasury portfolio. H.